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Eli ChenWalter Wolfner was not prepared for the impact that last year's heavy rains would have on his business, the Riverside Golf Club in Fenton. "The velocity of the water was so great that it picked up sand from the Meramec River and deposited it on the golf course," Wolfner said "I mean, we'd never seen things like that before." While he managed to clear off all the debris from the golf course, which is adjacent to the river, it took three months to rebuild the clubhouse, which had to be completely gutted and rewired. The state of Missouri estimated that more than 7,000 structures were damaged by last winter's heavy rains. Like Wolfner, cities and many residents along the Meramec, Missouri and Mississippi rivers have been trying to recover and rebuild.One year later, communities still recovering from record floodinghttp://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/one-year-later-communities-still-recovering-record-flooding
55101 as http://news.stlpublicradio.orgMon, 26 Dec 2016 23:24:52 +0000One year later, communities still recovering from record floodingDurrie Bouscaren About a dozen of Missouri’s mental health clinics will receive an infusion of federal money in 2017, after the state was one of eight selected to be part of a national demonstration project. The clinics will be required to collect and report quality data and meet a set of criteria, which will determine how much money they receive. It’s part of a $1.1 billion measure to improve the quality of mental health and addiction services. The law that created the program, the Excellent in Mental Health Act, was introduced by U.S. Sens. Roy Blunt, R-Mo, and Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., in 2013.Federal funds to boost Missouri mental health clinics through demonstration project http://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/federal-funds-boost-missouri-mental-health-clinics-through-demonstration-project
55076 as http://news.stlpublicradio.orgThu, 22 Dec 2016 11:19:17 +0000Federal funds to boost Missouri mental health clinics through demonstration project Durrie Bouscaren In the months after floods swept through his hometown of Fenton just after Christmas, Scott Bayliff and 16 crisis counselors from the mental health center Places for People were on the ground to help. “We ask them how they’re doing, assess them for the signs of trauma, signs of depression, worsening sleep, anxiety, increased substance use,” Bayliff said. “We’re here to listen. We knew a lot of people were just overwhelmed, and they just needed someone.”Post-flood recovery counselors here to stay http://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/post-flood-recovery-counselors-here-stay
52850 as http://news.stlpublicradio.orgFri, 27 May 2016 19:15:45 +0000Post-flood recovery counselors here to stay Durrie Bouscaren About 80 people, clustered around tables, bent their heads and waited for the voices to start. “Don’t answer,” a woman’s voice warned as a phone rang. “They’ll know who you are.”This is what schizophrenia feels like: Places for People launches awareness campaignhttp://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/what-schizophrenia-feels-places-people-launches-awareness-campaign
48019 as http://news.stlpublicradio.orgMon, 24 Aug 2015 01:58:58 +0000This is what schizophrenia feels like: Places for People launches awareness campaignDurrie Bouscaren For people struggling with homelessness, addiction or severe mental illness, visiting a primary care doctor may be the last thing on their mind. But community mental health providers, including St. Louis-based Places for People, are starting to offer primary care services to their clients in the hopes of reducing rates of premature death among people with mental illness. An internal survey at Places for People showed that many of the organization's clients suffered from physical health conditions like hypertension, diabetes and obesity in addition to the psychological conditions for which they were already being treated. Others reported experiencing side effects of psychiatric medications. But nearly a third had not seen a primary care physician in the past year. David Whitt is a case in point of the issue. On Monday, 47-year-old Whitt patiently waited while a nurse took his temperature, blood pressure and other measurements. He said caseworkers at Places for People had referred him toPlaces for People Hopes Coordinating Care Saves Lives http://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/places-people-hopes-coordinating-care-saves-lives
43091 as http://news.stlpublicradio.orgMon, 02 Feb 2015 22:15:23 +0000Places for People Hopes Coordinating Care Saves Lives Julie Bierach The non-profit organization Places for People broke ground today on a 23 unit apartment building that will provide housing for the chronically homeless in St. Louis. Organizers say it's Missouri's first affordable development funded by the state's housing commission.Places for People breaks ground on new building for chronically homelesshttp://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/places-people-breaks-ground-new-building-chronically-homeless
94 as http://news.stlpublicradio.orgThu, 09 Dec 2010 19:48:35 +0000Places for People breaks ground on new building for chronically homeless